Construction spread to the hills and farmland surrounding the city.

In 2004, in Sri Lanka, after the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami,

The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.

Yes, sir. Diplomats in dungarees. Marine engineers lend a helping hand rebuilding Dong Phuc village recently...

When I was in Zimbabwe, we were touring a place with the village chief he wanted to raise money for a secondary school and there was some construction a few yards away, and I said, What's that?

The quiet country road is a road to danger.

For a business license.

At Biomimicry Guild, which is my consulting company, we work with HOK Architects.

The builders.

It's not something that we should be surprised by.

The third thing is again cities.

And in China, right now, they're putting up five gigawatts of nuclear.

like the third runway we're planning at Heathrow Airport ... (Laughter)

And then I thought out of curiosity

Jacob, when was this building built?

In 2004, in Sri Lanka, after the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, I rebuilt Islamic fishermen's villages.

Girls, let's go.

This dam project

(Music) I used to sit with the ordinary village man because I am from a village, and suddenly you turn around and seem to be in contact with his inner being, you seem to be one with him.

Once there was a poor farmer in the village.

There were once poor farmers in that village.

About seven years ago, they faced extinction, because Israel announced it would build a separation barrier, and part of this barrier would be built on top of the village.

Creative.

What are these? Here I sit in a gang, construction worker, and and Professor nerd?

The architect designed that building.

This map was made for military reasons.

A chance that we the workers have to go on showing that we're capable.

I also know what's gonna keep him alive.

Now, who's got something constructive to say?

Woke up in the morning the mountain was covered with snow.

He went over there to build.

And so we had 810 gold pieces from the contractors, 900 gold pieces from the ditch diggers, and then 1,000 gold pieces from the farmers.

We had fallen in love with the place and the people and the work that we're able to do in a rural place like Bertie County, that, as designers and builders, you can't do everywhere.

So I proposed to the mayor,

My uncle has a farm in the village.

The railroad is now in the process of construction.

The building is under construction.

Our school stands in the village.

That's a constructive suggestion!

So, we're going to run it like an emergency hospital.

Mulwray didn't want to build a dam.

It's a creative idea.

During conflict people are doing destruction.

And that urbanization is extraordinary, accelerated pace.

The new bridge is under construction.